State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

A. The chief justice of the supreme court may appoint a judge pro tempore of the
superior court for a county pursuant to section 12-141 without regard to the number of
judges that are prescribed by section 12-121.

B. The term of a judge pro tempore may be for any period of time not to exceed
twelve months for any one term. The chief justice may reappoint a person who was
previously appointed as a judge pro tempore. The chief justice may at any time terminate
the term of a judge pro tempore.

C. The judicial powers and duties of a judge pro tempore shall extend beyond the
period of the judge pro tempore's appointment for the purpose of hearing and determining
any proceeding necessary to a final determination of a cause heard by the judge in whole
or in part during the period of the judge's appointment.

D. The powers and duties of a judge pro tempore of the superior court are the same
as are provided for superior court judges in article 2 of this chapter.